Kindle web access question

anniep · 05-29-2009, 12:15 PM

I have been trying to decide between the Kindle and Sony. The Kindle has just about won me over. I have a quesiton about web access from the Kindle.

I subscribe to several financial newsletters. To get the updates, I log on to the web site and access their newsletters/alerts/updates. Could I do that from the Kindle? That would be fantastic and definitely the tie-breaker for me.

Also does this web access cost me anything? Does it work kind of like the iphone access that I have with AT&T?

Thank you

krisk · 05-29-2009, 12:29 PM

web access does not cost anything, sending items as PDFs costs, minnimally. I am not sure about these newsletters, I know there are some blogs that can be subscribed to, check out the Kindle subscription page at Amazon, that might help answer your question. additionally, your Kindle can have an email address and some items can be sent to it.

sirbruce · 05-29-2009, 12:56 PM

The Internet is free, but it's pretty slow, so using it for regular web access may be too annoying for you.

susan_cassidy · 05-29-2009, 01:25 PM

The browser is quite primitive, too, so if the site is not designed for mobile devices, it may not work. Also, if the newsletters are set up to be downloadable pdf files, that will not work, either.

kindlemap.net · 11-22-2009, 04:02 PM

From my experience most websites look dreadful.

Many websites have a mobile version but the website doesn't sense the Kindle device type and returns their full screen page. The Kindle tries to compress the page to fit into the screen but in doing so it really messes up the page and for the most part the site becomes unusable.

When browsing a site formatted for mobile devices it is much better and is quite useable.

As far as I know the Kindle is the only major eReader that has a browser.

forkyfork · 11-22-2009, 04:15 PM

So in the new Kindle International Wireless version, they have not disabled the freedom to browse websites? I thought they had and now it was only limited to wikipedia?

05-29-2009, 12:15 PM	#1
anniep Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: iliad	Kindle web access question I have been trying to decide between the Kindle and Sony. The Kindle has just about won me over. I have a quesiton about web access from the Kindle. I subscribe to several financial newsletters. To get the updates, I log on to the web site and access their newsletters/alerts/updates. Could I do that from the Kindle? That would be fantastic and definitely the tie-breaker for me. Also does this web access cost me anything? Does it work kind of like the iphone access that I have with AT&T? Thank you

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05-29-2009, 12:29 PM	#2
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	web access does not cost anything, sending items as PDFs costs, minnimally. I am not sure about these newsletters, I know there are some blogs that can be subscribed to, check out the Kindle subscription page at Amazon, that might help answer your question. additionally, your Kindle can have an email address and some items can be sent to it.

05-29-2009, 12:56 PM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	The Internet is free, but it's pretty slow, so using it for regular web access may be too annoying for you.

05-29-2009, 01:25 PM	#4
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The browser is quite primitive, too, so if the site is not designed for mobile devices, it may not work. Also, if the newsletters are set up to be downloadable pdf files, that will not work, either.

11-22-2009, 04:02 PM	#5
kindlemap.net Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Temecula CA Device: Kindle 2	From my experience most websites look dreadful. Many websites have a mobile version but the website doesn't sense the Kindle device type and returns their full screen page. The Kindle tries to compress the page to fit into the screen but in doing so it really messes up the page and for the most part the site becomes unusable. When browsing a site formatted for mobile devices it is much better and is quite useable. As far as I know the Kindle is the only major eReader that has a browser.

11-22-2009, 04:15 PM	#6
forkyfork Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1664 Join Date: May 2009 Device: It's a long story ;)	So in the new Kindle International Wireless version, they have not disabled the freedom to browse websites? I thought they had and now it was only limited to wikipedia?